Overview
Collection consists of a notebook containing quotations (from authors such as Christina Rossetti and John Dryden); recipes (some with attributions, e.g. to Mrs. Merrick, and others making use of oysters, clams, and terrapin for which Maryland was known); and clippings.
Dates
- Creation: 1888-1914
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the cookbook created by Elizabeth Dammann, as well as, copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1 folderCollection consists of a notebook containing quotations (from authors such as Christina Rossetti and John Dryden); recipes (some with attributions, e.g. to Mrs. Merrick, and others making use of oysters, clams, and terrapin for which Maryland was known); and clippings.
BIOGRAPHY
Elizabeth Dammann was probably related to Dr. Lewis H. Dammann who immigrated to the United States from Prussia in the 1840s and lived in a house called Upton in Baltimore, Maryland.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 2013-M54
The cookbook of Elizabeth Dammann was acquired by the Schlesinger Library from Franklin Gilliam Rare Books in 2013.
Processing Information
Processed: March 2013
By: Anne Engelhart
Updated and additional description added: December 2020
By: Amber L. Moore
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was made possible by Patricia M. King/Schlesinger Library Director's Fund.
- EAD ID
- sch01758
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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